would rather

would rather の意味は “would rather + 動詞の原形:「むしろ〜したい」という好み”. would rather はどちらの行動をより望むかを表す:I would rather stay home. 接続: would rather + base verb (than ...) · would rather not + base verb

would rather + 動詞の原形:「むしろ〜したい」という好み

A2

接続

would rather + base verb (than ...) · would rather not + base verb

解説

would rather はどちらの行動をより望むかを表す:I would rather stay home。後ろは to なしの動詞の原形:would rather go(to go ではない)。2つの行動を比べるときは than を加える:I'd rather walk than take the bus。会話ではふつう 'd rather と短縮する。否定は would rather not:I'd rather not talk about it。

例文

I would rather stay home tonight.
今夜はむしろ家にいたいです。
She would rather walk than take the bus.
彼女はバスに乗るより歩きたいと思っています。

注意

to を付けない:I'd rather to go ✗。would prefer はほぼ同じ意味だが to が要る:I'd prefer to stay。

FAQ

would rather — どんな意味でどう使う?

would rather + 動詞の原形:「むしろ〜したい」という好み. would rather はどちらの行動をより望むかを表す:I would rather stay home。後ろは to なしの動詞の原形:would rather go(to go ではない)。2つの行動を比べるときは than を加える:I'd rather walk than take the bus。会話ではふつう 'd rather と短縮する。否定は would rather not:I'd rather not talk about it。

would rather — 接続は?

would rather + base verb (than ...) · would rather not + base verb

would rather — 注意点は?

to を付けない:I'd rather to go ✗。would prefer はほぼ同じ意味だが to が要る:I'd prefer to stay。

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